It would come as a surprise if European leaders, on Thursday 18 October, did not send a message of encouragement to all parties of the Paris Agreement on climate to take into account the latest alarming IPPC special report and to promote the success of the COP24 in Katowice (Poland) on 3-14 December. They are not expected to take any commitment to unilaterally step up the EU’s level of ambition by 2020.
According to the draft conclusions on the table, the heads of state and/or government...